The Map-of-the-Interior Triangle: Heikhalot Palaces, the Bahir's Sefirot, and Teresa's Seven Dwellings (A Cross-Tradition Concept Map)
Vincent Couey
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 13, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20675603 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that the seven heikhalot of late-antique Jewish mysticism, the ten Sefirot of the Sefer ha-Bahir, and the seven moradas of Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle share a striking structural parallel, while maintaining that historical transmission among the three is not direct and marking the edges of the comparison honestly. |
Abstract
An original cross-tradition concept map (Hekhal Rosetta engine) of architectural cartographies of the contemplative ascent: the seven heavenly heikhalot (palaces) of late-antique Jewish mysticism, the ten Sefirot of the Sefer ha-Bahir, and the seven dwellings (moradas) of Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle. The structural parallel across all three is striking; the historical transmission across all three is not direct, and the map marks the edges honestly. Published openly at hekhal.org/maps/map-of-the-interior-triangle. Status: openly licensed reference synthesis (CC-BY-SA-4.0); corrections from scholars are genuinely welcomed.